A futuristic cautionary tale about the perils of smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery...

A playroom with special powers draws two children into secret deadly adventures.

TV Announcer....David Rapkin
Peter....Michael Wachter
Wendy....Reyna Shaskan
Lydia....Jennifer Van Dyck
George....David Slavin
Ms Kim....Nancy Wu
The Room....John Henry Cox
David MacLean....Richmond Hoxie

Directed by Judith Kampfner

First broadcast: Tue 22nd May 2007, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

The story was first published separately in the September 23, 1950 edition of the saturday Evening Post under the title “The World the Children Made.”

George and Lydia were wonderful parents; they had spared no expense in providing their children with what they needed. This short story provides a remarkable preview of today's big screen tv, media-drenched household.

But what about those things that children need from parents that money can't buy?